Justice & Public Safety
Monroe County gets more than $24 million for law enforcement
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Most of the state funds, for new technology and equipment to improve public safety, will go to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Rochester Police Department.
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The road ahead for Doorley
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Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley is facing multiple investigations into her conduct during an April 22 traffic-stop incident—with a number of possible outcomes.
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James Moore, New York’s longest-serving prisoner, dies
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Moore, who pleaded guilty in 1963 to the murder of Penfield teenager Pamela Moss, died April 30 in prison at age 90.
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Monroe County to investigate DA’s actions
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The Office of Public Integrity and the Board of Ethics have begun an investigation into Sandra Doorley’s traffic-stop conduct.
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Doorley says she is ‘fully to blame’ for her traffic-stop conduct
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In a video, Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley apologized for her conduct toward a Webster police officer who attempted to stop her for a speeding violation a week ago.
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New hope for abuse survivors
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The judge in the Rochester diocese’s bankruptcy will allow a vote on rival plans of reorganization. For the aging survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of priests and other church officials, it is the first big step toward a final settlement.
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RPD and the community
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A new report shows the Rochester Police Department’s community engagement efforts are heading in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go.
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For youth: Healing and opportunity
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Alternative therapy, transformational travel, outdoor experiences and employment are some of the approaches in use in the city of Rochester to reduce violence.
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Police Accountability Board seeks full-time leader
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The agency hopes to find a permanent executive director who will oversee PAB investigations and build trust with the community, City Council, and the police. Interviews will begin in May.
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The rise of recycled and ghost guns
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Many discarded or seized firearms are eventually destroyed, but not all. The parts that survive can become the components of new firearms—including “ghost guns” that are difficult for law enforcement agencies to trace.